Meaning of "abhominable" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF ABHOMINABLE

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABHOMINABLE

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WHAT DOES ABHOMINABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abominable

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TRANSLATION OF ABHOMINABLE

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABHOMINABLE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABHOMINABLE»

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Perspectives on Prescriptivism

L. and OFr., and in Eng. from Wyclif to 17th c., regularly spelt abhominable, and
explained as ab homine, quasi 'away from man, inhuman, beastly,' a derivation
which influenced the use and has permanently affected the meaning of the word.

Joan C. Beal, Carmela Nocera, Massimo Sturiale, 2008

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On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to ...

Abhominable was a common orthography in the xvi th century, and the h seems
to have been occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in
Love's Labour Lost (1623, Comedies, p. 136) says: "neighbour vocatur nebour ;
neigh ...

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (ai'zop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the xvi th century, and the /* seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

Chaucer Society, London, Geoffrey Chaucer, 1869

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On Early English Pronunciation: With Especial Reference to ...

Abhominable was a common orthography in the XVI th century, and the h seems
to have been occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in
Love's Labour Lost (1623, Comedies, p. 136) says: “ neighbour rooatar nebour; ...

Alexander John Ellis, 1869

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Publications: Second Series

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (erzop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the xvi th century, and the h seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

Chaucer Society (London, England), Geoffrey Chaucer, 1869

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On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to ...

Abhominable was a common orthography in the XVI th century, and the h seems
to have been occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in
Love's Labour Lost (1623, Comedies, p. 136) says: “neighbour rocatur nebour;
neigh ...

Alexander John Ellis, Francis James Child, William Salesbury, 1869

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On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to ...

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (oi'zop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the xvi th century, and the h seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (ei'zop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the xvi th century, and the h seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

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On Early English Pronunciation, with Especial Reference to ...

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (arzop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the XVI th century, and the h seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

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On Early English Pronunciation

Gill adds the words hour, hyssop, which he writes (orzop). Abhominable was a
common orthography in the XVI th century, and the h seems to have been
occasionally pronounced or not pronounced, for the Pedant in Love's Labour
Lost (1623, ...

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABHOMINABLE»

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The First Georgians, BBC Four

... kept for “abhominable purposes”); and his plump mistress was suspected of creating a binge-eating culture amongst would-be candidates for ... «The Arts Desk, May 14»

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'The Lexicographer's Dilemma'

I abhor such phanaticall phantasims, such insociable and poynt deuise companions, such rackers of ortagriphie. . . . this is abhominable. «New York Times, Dec 09»